Investment trust
FCSS Fidelity China Special Situations PLC
ISIN GB00B62Z3C74London Stock Exchange: FCSS
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£2.28
on
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, FCSS (Fidelity China Special Situations PLC, ISIN GB00B62Z3C74) closed at £2.28 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −32.6% (income paid out is not included), or −47.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −26.1%
- −28.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +8.6%
- −1.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −32.6%
- −47.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £674 on 13/11/2026 — about £526 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: worked out from recorded daily closes. Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −22.8%, 2023 −11.9%, 2024 +5.0%, 2025 +40.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −26.8%. Returns of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −23.6%; to 30/09/2025: +54.2%; to 30/09/2024: +2.1%; to 30/09/2023: −5.8%; to 30/09/2022: −29.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −26.8% | −29.2% | |
| to | +40.1% | +35.3% | |
| to | +5.0% | +1.4% | |
| −11.9% | −15.4% | ||
| −22.8% | −29.4% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −23.6% | −26.3% |
| from | +54.2% | +48.2% |
| from | +2.1% | −0.5% |
| from | −5.8% | −11.5% |
| from | −29.4% | −35.1% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
29.5%over 5 years
| 1 year | 21.4% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 28.4% |
| 5 years | 29.5% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −48.3%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −45.4%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +85.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 31.6%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 21.4% over 1 year, 28.4% over 3 years, 29.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC since November 2021, in pounds: −48.3% from 19/11/2021 to 13/09/2024. The lowest 12-month return of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −45.4% (12 months to 22/04/2022); the highest was +85.7% (12 months to 12/09/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC was 31.6% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (19/11/2021), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
Fidelity China Special Situations PLC is an investment trust.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Investment trusts: Companies on the stock exchange that invest in other assets. Their share price can be above or below the value of what they own.
Key facts
- Ticker
- FCSS
- ISIN
- GB00B62Z3C74
- Structure
- Investment trust
- A company listed on the stock exchange that invests in other assets; its price can differ from the value of what it holds.
- Domicile
- United Kingdom
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Investment trusts
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £3.25 on 14/11/2025 to £2.28 on 13/11/2026 (−30.0%). The lowest close shown was £2.23 on 30/10/2026 and the highest £3.25 on 14/11/2025.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The largest fall since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks it took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of FCSS?
The ISIN of FCSS is GB00B62Z3C74. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FCSS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were FCSS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of FCSS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −22.8%, 2023 −11.9%, 2024 +5.0%, 2025 +40.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −26.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has FCSS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 FCSS’s price changed by −32.6% (income paid out is not included), or −47.4% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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